Actors Circle at Providence Playhouse
(1256 Providence Rd, Scranton, reservations: 570.342.9707, actorscircle.org)
• “The 39 Steps:” Feb. 2-5, 10-12, 17-19. Fri.-Sat., 8 p.m., Sun., 2 p.m. $12 GA, $10 seniors, $8 students. Preview Feb. 2, 8 p.m., $8 GA/seniors, $6 students. From the novel by John Buchan and movie by Alfred Hitchcock. A small cast plays more than 150 roles, recreating the classic tale of an ordinary man caught up in a spy story. Reservations suggested, call.
• “Crimes of the Heart:” March 22-25, 30-31, April 1.
• “’Night Mother:” May 10-13, 18-20.
Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble
(Alvina Krause Theatre, 226 Center St., Bloomsburg, 570.784.8181, 800.282.0283, bte.org)
Ticket prices: $9-$25
• “Julius Caesar:” Jan. 27-28. Special school matinees Jan. 25-27, 10 a.m., $9/person for all audience members. Part of Page To Stage Program. Study Guide, play script, synopsis available online. Schools may book a “Julius Caesar” workshop in the school at no additional charge. For info, call 570.458.4075, e-mail phenry@bte.org.
• “Murder at the Howard Johnson’s:” March 2-25. Set in the late ’70s, spoiled Arlene and her lover check in to a cheap motel and plot to kill her husband.
• “In the Next Room, or The Vibrator Play:” May 3-20, parental discretion advised.
Coughlin High School Drama Club
(80 N. Washington St., Wilkes-Barre, 570.406.3976)
• “Legally Blonde-The Musical:” March 1-3, 7 p.m., March 4, 2 p.m. $10/all ages, senior citizens’ discount night March 1, 55+, $5. Tickets day of show only at door. For info, call.
Dietrich Theatre
(60 E. Tioga Street, Tunkhannock, 570.996.1500, dietrichtheater.com)
• Auditions for “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest:” Jan. 28-29, noon-5 p.m. By appointment only, call 570.996.1511. 4 women, ages 18-50; 12 men, ages 18-70. Will be asked to read from script, sides available online. Looking for people to work behind the scenes. Non-equity community production. Show dates in March.
• “Love Letters” by A. R. Gurney: Feb. 11, 7 p.m., Feb. 12, 3 p.m. $15. Two actors sit at a table reading their letters. Call for tickets.
• Life On Mars-After School Players Theater Arts Show: Feb. 25, 11 a.m. $5. Written and produced by the students.
• “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest:” March 21, 23-24, 7 p.m.; 22, 10 a.m., 25, 3 p.m. $10.
F.M. Kirby Center
(71 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, 570.826.1100)
• “Charlotte’s Web:” Jan. 29, 2 p.m., Jan. 30, 10 a.m., $14.50
• “La Boheme:” Feb. 3, 7:30 p.m., $29-$58
• “Fiddler on the Roof:” Feb. 15-16, 7:30 p.m., $30-$60
• “Proof:” Feb. 25, 8 p.m., $17-$37
• “Fish Face (The Kids of Polk Street School):” March 27, 10 a.m., $6.50
• Treasured Stories/The Best of Eric Carle: April 11, 10 a.m., $6.50
King’s College Theatre:
(Admin. Bldg., 133 N. River St., Wilkes-Barre, 570.208.5825)
• King’s Players will perform “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee:” Feb. 16-19, 7:30 p.m. Tale of overachievers’ angst chronicling the experience of 6 adolescent outsiders vying for spelling championship. $10; non-King’s students/senior citizens, $5.
KISS (Kids Innovating Stage & Sound) Theater
(in old movie theater at Wyoming Valley Mall), kisstheatre.org, 570.991.1818/0844)
• “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street: The School Edition:” Jan. 20-29. Based on Hugh Wheeler’s book and Stephen Sondheim’s musical, this thriller follows a barbaric barber who returns to 19th century London to exact his revenge on the corrupt judge who framed and exiled him. Due to dramatic and sensitive nature, not recommended for very young children. Parental guidance suggested. Tickets, show times available online.
The Limelight Players
(570.814.6790)
• Auditions for “Titanic-The Musical:” Jan. 19-20, 6-9 p.m., Jan. 21, 3-6:30 p.m. (call backs/final call for new auditions), First Welsh Presbyterian Church, 74 S. Meade St., Wilkes-Barre. All ages welcome, all parts open. Come prepared with sheet music, will be asked to read from script. If needed for callbacks, will be contacted by e-mail address on audition sheet. Show dates May/June. No show date conflicts accepted. All levels of theatrical/musical/dance experience welcome.
• “Titanic-The Musical:” May 24-27, May 31-June 3.
Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre
(537 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre: 570.823.1875, ltwb.org)
• “Forever Plaid:” Jan. 21, 27-28, 8 p.m., Jan. 22, 29, 3 p.m. $18, call to reserve. Produced in cooperation with Mitchell Financial Group. Musical story of a classic 1950s all-male singing group who return from the Great Beyond to perform the show they never got to when they were alive.
• NEPA Premiere Production of William Shakespeare’s “Titus Andronicus:” Feb. 10-11, 8 p.m., Feb. 12, 3 p.m. $10. In association with Oblivion Productions. Call to reserve.
Music Box Players
(196 Hughes St., Swoyersville: 570.283.2195 or 800.698.PLAY or musicbox.org)
• Auditions for “The Full Monty:” Actors, actresses still needed, particularly a man of African-American descent who sings (to play a principal). Call for information. Performances in Feb., March.
• “American Stars of Tomorrow”-Musical Revue: Feb. 3-4, 7 p.m., Feb. 5, 2 p.m. $12-$14. Show-only performance. Call for reservations.
• “The Full Monty:” Feb. 17-19, 24-26, March 2-4. Fri.-Sat., curtain 8 p.m., Sun., 3 p.m. Buffet dinner 90 minutes before curtain. Tickets for dinner and show and show-only. Tony-Award winning musical about out-of-work blue-collar workers who “strip” to make ends meet. Call for reservations.
Pennsylvania Theater for Performing Arts
(JJ Ferrara Center, 212 W. Broad St., Hazleton, 570.454.5451, ptpashows.org)
• “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels:” Jan. 20-21, 28, 7 p.m.; Jan. 22, 29, 3 p.m. All-you-can-eat dinner buffet 90 minutes prior to all performances. $16/adults, $14/seniors 62+, students 12+, $10/children. Dinner-and-show tickets, $32/adults, $28/seniors, students, $20/children. Group discounts available, some tickets sold at door. Call or go online to reserve.
The Phoenix Performing Arts Center
(409-411 Main St., Duryea, 570.457.3589, phoenixpac.vpweb.com, phoenixpac08@aol.com)
• “Bye Bye Birdie” Musical: March 23-April 1.
• “Rent:” April 20-May 6. Fri.-Sat., 8 p.m. Sun., 2 p.m.
Scranton Cultural Center
(420 N. Washington Ave., Scranton)
• The Amazing Kreskin: Jan. 29, 2 p.m. $15. $35 ticket/meet & greet, $50 4-ticket package via box office, 570.344.1111, Ticketmaster.
“Shrek the Musical:” Jan. 21-22, times vary, $46.25-$70.25
“In the Mood:” Jan. 26, 7 p.m., $39.80-$57.70
“South Pacific:” March 23-25, times vary, $46.25-$67.25
“Young Frankenstein:” May 18-20, times vary, $46.25-$67.25
Shawnee Playhouse
(570.421.5093, theshawneeplayhouse.com)
• “Those Fantastic Forties:” Jan. 20, 22, 27, 29, 2 p.m.; Jan. 21, 28, 8 p.m. $18/adults, $15/seniors, $10/children under 12.
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